At least 31 killed in India's northeast, Bangladesh by heavy rains

GUWAHATI, India/DHAKA, Bangladesh (Reuters) - At least 17 people have been killed by heavy rains and flooding in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, while at least 14 people have died in Bangladesh, with millions of people also displaced, officials said on Saturday.

Persistent heavy rains this week have caused widespread disruption across South Asia, with at least 68 people killed in Nepal by flash floods and landslides.

Although rainfall had decreased as of Saturday, officials in Assam, a tea-growing and oil-rich state, added water levels across rivers were still overflowing.

"Overflowing rivers are flooding new areas, making things worse," said Keshab Mahanta, Assam's water resource minister.